Patch Picks: Great Burger Places

Every Thursday, Patch will run a weekly feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.  

You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks and more.

For this week, we've got meat eaters in mind as we pick five of our favorite Lemont burger joints.

1. , 221 Main St.

The downtown Lemont staple for more than 60 years was one of several Chicago-area eateries featured on WGN's "Chicago's Best" in July.

2. , 12371 Derby Road

The restaurant offers a variety of burgers that are house seasoned and served on a toasted, artisan pretzel roll. If you like having breakfast for dinner, consider The Breakfast, a burger with Wisconsin aged cheddar, applewood smoked bacon and topped with an over-medium fried egg.

3. , 1131 State St.

The menu features the Famous Chicago Burger, which comes smothered with grilled onions, ketchup, mustard, tomatoes and pickles.

4. , 1243 State St.

If you’re up for a challenge, try the Slammer Burger, a three-pound burger stuffed and topped with layers of onions, mushrooms, bacon, sliced ham, and a variety of cheese, all on a one-pound garlic french roll. In order to conquer the challenge, you have to finish the burger, a pound of fries and eight ounces of cole slaw within 40 minutes. Winners get the $39.95 burger on the house, along with a free T-shirt, a photo on the wall of winners and a free half-pound burger once a week for a year.

5. , 103 Stephen St.

Try the "Now That's a Burger,” which comes with four burger patties, bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onions and a pickle. Or opt to stuff a burger with the choice of two items, including bacon, green olives, black olives, mushrooms, onion, American cheese, bleu cheese, mozzarella or Swiss cheese.